Review: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align Golf Grips

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, June 24th, 2018
Categories: Golf Equipment • Golf For Women • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: Golf Grips • Golf Pride

I take my golf reviews seriously and spend a lot of time with equipment reviews. This isn’t a “put one grip on one club and hit five balls on the range” review like one might find on lesser golf blogs! I’ve now had the Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align golf grips on my entire gamer set for 10 weeks. I play an average of 3-4 rounds per week. During that 10 weeks I’ve experienced everything from freezing cold, humid, rain, and the last few weeks super hot and dry conditions. I’m not a glove wearer, so my connection and dependence on good grips is even more critical. If my hands slip, it’s bad news. Let’s take a look at these grips and how they have, and continue to fare.

Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Golf Pride Tour Velvet is the #1 grip played on worldwide golf tours. It features a scientifically designed non-slip surface pattern with plus sign textures. The texture helps pull moisture away from the surface and reduce slipping. The rubber material used to manufacture the grip is optimized for feel and playability.

The “Align” portion of the grip is quite interesting. There’s a red portion of the grip which is positioned on the bottom side and runs the length of the grip. When the grip is installed on the shaft, this ridge rises up slightly. The raised ridge will be perfectly lined up with the club face if the grip is installed properly. The golfer can feel this ridge in the grip and can associate the club face position and alignment with an actual tactile feel.

Sizes/Weight

Size	Weight	Core Size
Standard	52g	60 ALIGN
Midsize	63.5g	60 ALIGN

On The Course

It was interesting feeling the Align ridge the first time I used the grips. Knowing that the ridge was aligned with the club face helped me be aware of the position of the face through different parts of the swing. Over time the ridge has become part of my normal feel and setup. I don’t notice it much now, but will take note if my setup wanders or I feel like I’m not aligned properly.

As I mentioned, I don’t wear golf gloves. I can feel my connection to the grip in all parts of my hand and I seemingly lose a lot of control and distance if any part of my grip slips. Even in sweaty (a.k.a. nervous/high pressure) situations I found the Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align grips to be super sticky and responsive. The surface of these grips is superb. In damp morning conditions or rain I’ve not had any slippage issues.

Final Thoughts

The golf grip connects the golfer to the club. It’s a crucial piece of golf equipment. The Golf Pride Tour Velvet grip insures distance control, power, accuracy, and proper feel. Adding the Align feature to the equation gives more confidence, feedback, and proper setup to the golfer for even better results.

Mullybox Monthly Gift Box

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, June 22nd, 2018
Categories: Golf • Golf Accessories • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: Father's Day Golf Gift • Golf Gifts • Holiday Golf Gift • Mullybox

Monthly gift box subscriptions are very popular right now. In my monthly sub I’d much rather have cool golf stuff than an overpriced razor blade. That’s where Mullybox comes in.

Oh goodie!

A Mullybox subscription runs $29/month and includes a minimum of $60 worth of golf goodies delivered right to your doorstep, as you can see above.

Goodies Inside

Inside a Mullybox are golf treasures, from golf balls to towels to tees to game tracking devices. Every month it is a new and exciting mystery combination. It’s fun to open her up and see what’s inside!

The take this month (above) is half a dozen premium golf balls, a casino chip ball marker, some golf tees, a Frogg Togg chili pad cooling towel, and an Arccos Driver tracking system. Woot! Perfect timing for me. It’s darn hot here right now and the chili pad is going to come in very handy.

Here’s another look below.

Final Thoughts

Ditch the Dollar Shave Club or whatever other lame monthly subscription you have, or are giving as a gift. Replace that razor with some premium golf accessories from Mullybox! Guaranteed winner.

Introducing the #GolfBlogWorldTour – First Stop: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, June 20th, 2018
Categories: HOG World Tour • Site News
Tags: Bandon Dunes

I’m excited to announce that Hooked on Golf Blog is joining forces with great golf media friends GolfBlogger.com, IntoTheGrain.com, and GolfBalled.com for an epic trip to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. This power group of independent golf bloggers/media will be in Bandon Dunes July 11-15 and sharing the experience.

The #GolfBlogWorldTour will be playing numerous rounds on all the Bandon courses: Bandon Dunes, Pacific Dunes, Bandon Trails, Bandon Preserve, Old Macdonald, and settling ties at The Punchbowl.

Tune in to social networks and follow the hashtag #GolfBlogWorldTour to view live photos, videos and commentary from America’s #1 golf destination, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.

2018 Net Matchplay Round Two – It All Clicked

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, June 20th, 2018
Categories: Golf • Hackers

It’s matchplay season. Matchplay is my favorite form of golf. I love to compete head to head. Today was the 2nd round of net match play. I made it to round two by narrowly coming away with a win in round one.

Today’s round was different. I was paired up against my all-time best golf pal, Arnie. Arnie is not a long hitter but is a master of the short game. I had to give him two shots so I knew I needed to get out to a lead quickly.

Arnie played very well today, and was 1-over going into the 7th hole. One problem for him however, was that today I managed to put together all the aspects of my game. I was a buzzsaw. I was -3 after six holes, gross. On the 7th I nearly chipped in for birdie, with the ball rattling around in the hole before ending up on the lip. That par sealed it.

I finished out the nine with two pars, giving me a -3 33. No bogeys. That’s the best nine-hole stretch I’ve played in years. I’m thrilled to have put together a solid round finally. I have been working quite a bit on all parts of my game through the spring.

Equipment Changes

I also should mention I’m testing some new equipment, which after today has solidified its place in the gamer bag for now. The new items are the Cobra Golf King F8 driver, New Level Golf 1031 forged irons, and the Srixon Z-Star golf ball. I’m getting more and more used to the driver and the irons.

I hit 7 of 9 greens in regulation. The two I missed were both approaches with a 9-iron which flew the green. I have yet to dial in exactly how long the New Level 1031 irons go. The 9-iron definitely is longer than my old ones. I say “ones” plural intentionally.

New Level Golf 1031 Forged Irons

Final Thoughts

Today was just one round. I don’t expect to show up to 9-hole league tomorrow and shoot a 33 again. Not saying it isn’t possible, but the game has taught me to temper my expectations. But today showed many positives across the board which helps give me confidence that my game is going the right direction.

In short, I’m not quitting golf….. this week.

Kentwool Tour Golf Socks – Follow Up Review 2011-2018

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, June 17th, 2018
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: golf socks • Kentwool

I’ve said it many times over many years: Kentwool is the best golf sock on the planet. Period. I had to do some digging to find my first Kentwool golf blog post. As far as I can tell, it was this Kentwool review back on August 23rd, 2011. Roughly seven years ago. Yeah I have sock reviews older than most golf blogs. Some of the socks in my drawer are that old because Kentwool socks refuse to die. Then again, I probably have underwear twice that old. Call the hazmat team.

I’ve been due to freshen up the sock drawer because some of my very old KW’s are starting to thin out. They’re still very useable and have not lost their stretch, but not as padded after being washed 100’s of times. Keep in mind we are talking about socks that have walked literally thousands of miles and are up to SEVEN years old.

I’ve restocked a few new pairs, as seen in the photo above. I still need to get a bunch more blacks and whites, which are my daily gamers.

The red ones are for my favorite college team, the Utah Utes!

I also wear Kentwool dress socks too, called the 19th Hole. They’re super comfortable and most importantly for me, not too hot.

In fact, I should mention for those who haven’t tried Kentwools. Though they’re wool, they are not itchy and they are not too hot, even in the summer.

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